Confused? It gets better. Check this out. As a precursor to Halo 5: Guardians, there’s an audio documentary that’s published each week about the Master Chief’s background:

Benjamin Giraud Journalist. War photographer.

For decades, I’ve served the galaxy as a journalist and war photographer. I’ve covered human-interest stories on Earth and in the Inner and Outer Colonies. I’ve also contracted for the government, covering military affairs. I was at New Mombasa when the Master Chief first appeared to combat the Covenant attack.

A few months ago I was hired to do an in-depth profile of the Master Chief.

An investigation into the origins of modern-day superhero Master Chief, this digital log serves as part docu-diary, part audio archive. Join me each week for a new episode as we question everything and assume nothing.